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Overhead Arm Extensions with Golf Club
Overhead Arm Extensions with Club Courtesy of Perform Better Golf, Inc.; used with permission
To perform the Overhead Arm Extensions with Club:

  • Take hold of a club with your hands on it just outside shoulder width.
  • Hold the club over your head with your arms extended.
  • Place your feet shoulder-width apart.
  • Bring the club down in front of you, continuing to lower it until you hit your legs. Then raise the club back into the overhead position.
  • Repeat movement for 15 seconds.
These are just two examples of simple pre-golf stretching exercises that will warm up your golf muscles effectively, enabling you to perform your best from the first hole foward.

Go slow with any new exercise you have not performed in the past. Check with your physician before undertaking any new physical training program.

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